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SBUlife
Magazine of Southwest Baptist University
Winter 2015
SBU News 2
5 Questions with Juanita Boro
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Guess Who
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Sports Focus
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Keeping in Touch 24
2014 PRESIDENT'S REPORT
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Volume 100 Issue 1
USPS 507-500
PRESIDENT
Dr. C. Pat Taylor
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Cha rlotte Highsmith Ma rsch ’97
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Holly Stocka rd ’08
DESIGNER
Rollie Skinner ’06
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Stepha nie Benoit;
Rachel Faseler ’13;
Rebekah Wright ’10
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Cha rlotte Highsmith Ma rsch ’97;
Rollie Skinner ’06;
Sesha Smith; Grace Weseloh ’11
ADDRESS CHANGE
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
SBU 1600 University Avenue,
Bolivar, MO 65613-2597
HOW TO REACH US:
Phone: (417) 328-1803
Fax: (417) 328-1808
Web: www.sbuniv.edu
Email: [email protected]
Mail: 1600 University Ave.
Bolivar, MO 65613-2597
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SBUlife highlights the University’s mission: to be
a Christ-centered, caring academic community
preparing students to be servant leaders in a
global society. SBU does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, creed, national origin, gender,
age, marital status or disability. Any person having
inquiries regarding this may contact Ron Maupin
(417) 328-1511.
www.SBUniv.edu
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sbu news
Business College named for Robert W. Plaster
Plaster Foundation donates toward business building renovation and expansion
him an honorary doctorate of business
Southwest Baptist University honors the
administration in November 1982.
legacy of businessman Robert W. Plaster
The Plaster Foundation was formed
with the naming of the Robert W. Plaster
College of Business and Computer Science. in 1983 to help students by funding
projects for colleges and universities. At
A seven-figure gift from the Robert
SBU, the foundation has made significant
W. Plaster Foundation in Lebanon, Mo.,
contributions toward the construction of:
will help fund renovation and expansion
• Robert W. Plaster Stadium, original
of the Gene Taylor National Free
Enterprise Center, which houses offices
construction as well as the recent
and classrooms primarily for the College of
installation of artificial turf on the
Business and Computer Science.
football field;
“It is a great honor to name our
• Robert W. Plaster Athletic Center;
outstanding College of Business and
• Plaster Lodge, a women’s dormitory;
Computer Science after an outstanding
and
businessman who was passionate about
• Jean Plaster (wife of Robert W.
free enterprise,” said C. Pat Taylor, Ed.D.,
Plaster) Conference Room in the
SBU president. “The building renovation
University Success Center.
and expansion will enhance the college
“Southwest Baptist University is a
experience for our accounting, business
wonderful institution that Dad supported
administration and computer science
for many years,” said Dr. Dolly Plaster
students. We are so grateful for the
Clement, daughter of Robert W. Plaster. generosity of the Plaster Foundation to
“I know he would be very proud to help
SBU throughout the past few decades.”
the students at SBU in their efforts to
ABOUT ROBERT W. PLASTER
learn about our free enterprise system
Plaster was a successful businessman
and how to achieve their goals within
who also was a co-founder and active
that system. We are excited to see the
supporter of Enactus (formerly Students
renovation and expansion of the Gene
in Free Enterprise), which started on
Taylor National Free Enterprise Center
the SBU campus before moving to
and the benefits it will bring to the
headquarters in Springfield. SBU awarded
students at SBU.”
ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF
BUSINESS AND COMPUTER
SCIENCE
SBU’s College of Business and Computer
Science is accredited by the Association of
Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
and offers 12 undergraduate degrees in
accounting, business administration and
computer science. The computer science
program is accredited through ABET’s
Computer Accrediting Commission,
making it the only accredited program at
an evangelical institution within a 500mile radius and one of just six accredited
Christian programs nationally.
The Taylor Center was completed
in 1981 and named in honor of former
Missouri Congressman Gene Taylor, a
good friend of Plaster. The renovation
and expansion project is part of a more
comprehensive campaign to be announced
later that will include fundraising for
endowment and capital projects.
For information regarding SBU giving
opportunities, information about endowment,
estate planning or capital projects, contact
Dr. Brad Johnson, vice president of
university relations, at (417) 328-1805 or [email protected].
Brewer retires
Richard Brewer, Psy.D., was recognized
for his retirement after 32 ½ years of
teaching at SBU. He joined the faculty in
1982 as an instructor and was promoted
to assistant professor in 1987, associate
professor in 1992 and professor in
1998. He also served as the chair for the
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Department of Behavioral Sciences from
1994 to 1998.
To read a feature story about Brewer that
was published in the Bolivar Herald-Free
Press, go to http: //bit.ly/1KdwBXx.
President C. Pat Taylor, left, and Richard Brewer
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sbu news
SBU wins the inaugural CatFight Giving
Challenge
Alumni and supporters of Drury and
Southwest Baptist universities raised a
combined total of $21,536 during the
inaugural Highway 13 CatFight Giving
Challenge. SBU came out on top in the
friendly competition, raising $13,161
to Drury’s $8,375.
The fundraising event was a new
addition in 2014 to the longstanding
on-court rivalry between the Panther
and Bearcat basketball teams. The
schools sought to raise $13,000 each
over the course of six days. The final
push for donations took place during
the Nov. 18 CatFight doubleheader at
Drury’s O’Reilly Family Event Center.
“It was refreshing to see students,
alumni and friends of Southwest
Baptist University get excited about
giving generously,” said Megan Hibma,
assistant director of annual fund at
SBU. “Our Bearcats joined together to
give back and collectively make a huge
impact in the lives of our students.
Together we reached and surpassed
our goal of $13,000. On behalf of SBU
and our students, we’re thankful that
Bearcats give back.”
Money raised by SBU benefits the
university’s annual scholarship fund.
For more information about SBU’s
annual scholarship fund, contact
Hibma at (417) 328-1801
or [email protected].
Faculty and Staff Life Beautiful Awards
Juanita Boro, housekeeper in the
Wellness Center, and Ronda Credille,
professor of business administration
and chair of the Department of
Business Administration, received the
Staff and Faculty Life Beautiful Awards
during the annual Employee Christmas
Banquet in December.
Juanita Boro
“Her co-workers shared that she is
always kind, helpful and consistently
has a great attitude,” said Dr. Bill
Brown, provost, when presenting
the award. “She genuinely cares for
people and is a good friend. She never
complains and constantly shows
Christ-like behavior in the way she
performs her job as housekeeper in the
Wellness Center.” Read more about
Juanita in the “5 Questions” feature on
Page 4.
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Ronda Credille
“In and out of the classroom she
exemplifies Christ and the fruit of the
spirit,” Brown said. “She is intentional
in integrating faith in the courses she
teaches and serves as a Christian role
model for many women aspiring to
serve Christ through business.”
Ronda is recovering from an Oct. 6
bicycle accident in which she sustained
multiple neck fractures, broken
teeth and face lacerations. One of her
vertebrae also pinched her spinal cord,
and she was diagnosed with Central
Cord Syndrome. She continues to
make tremendous progress with
rehabilitation at Craig Hospital near
Denver, Colo. Please join the “Pray
for Ronda Credille” Facebook group,
where updates about her progress are
posted regularly.
Juanita Boro presented with the Staff Life
Beautiful Award
John Credille accepting the Faculty Life
Beautiful Award on behalf of his wife,
Dr. Ronda Credille
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5
Questions
with Juanita Boro
When did you first start working
at SBU?
2004.
What is a typical day for you at
SBU?
The [days] are busy, but it’s a good busy. We start
at 3 a.m. The building opens at 6 a.m., so we hurry
and get everything done in the locker rooms — we
go through and pick up what we can, and by 6 a.m.,
a lot of people start coming in. Then, we hit the
classrooms. Then I go upstairs — I have the coaches’
and teachers’ [offices], so I go through there and clean.
What motivates you during your
workday?
It’s the people. You can call on anybody at anytime.
I’ve been here 10 years, and you laugh with them, you
cry with them, you work hard with them. And the
students, not just the faculty and the staff, are the
same way. We have some great students—they are
fun, loving, honoring and polite.
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In each issue of SBULife magazine, we
interview one of our staff members so you
can meet the people who help make SBU a
Christ-centered, caring academic community.
Housekeeper Juanita Boro helps maintain
the cleanliness and functionality of SBU’s
Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports
Center. Last December, Boro received the
SBU Life Beautiful Award, an honor given
annually to employees — one faculty member
and one staff member — who exemplify a “life
beautiful.” Boro and Randall, her husband of
28 years, live in Buffalo and are the parents
of three children: SBU alumni Kayla and
Caleb and future Bearcat Krista, a high
school senior.
How did you feel when you found
out that you won the staff Life
Beautiful Award?
It was awesome! I had no idea until that night at the
ceremony when they started talking about it. All I
could really do was sit there and cry. I was speechless!
It was an honor.
What would you say to someone
interested in joining the SBU
family as a student, employee or
supporter?
[SBU] is one of the best places to be. There are not
very many places where you can go and pray, or have
somebody pray for you. It’s so nice to be here and
know that you are accepted when you talk about God.
It’s an awesome place to be, whether you are a student
or a worker.
Winter 2015
2 0 1 4 P R E S I D E N T ' S R E P O RT
Featuring:
A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
SBU FACTS AND FIGURES
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
STORIES OF ALUMNI WHO ARE LIVING OUT THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION
O F P R E PA R I N G S T U D E N T S T O B E S E RVA N T L E A D E R S I N A G L O B A L S O C I E T Y
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DEAR ALUMNI, FRIENDS AND DONORS,
L
ooking back at 2014, I am thankful for the Lord’s great provisions for
Southwest Baptist University, and I am thankful for each of you who
have supported SBU through prayer and the giving of your time, talents
and financial resources.
Here are some highlights from 2014:
• More than 300 students participated in 26 mission projects organized
by SBU’s Center for Global Connections. The number of participants has more than doubled during the past 10 years, as we promote
spiritual growth, ministry skills, and character development.
• Multiple programs within the University received new or continued
accreditation by accrediting bodies within their academic disciplines,
including initial accreditation from the Council in Social Work
Education for the baccalaureate social work program and accreditation from ABET’s Computer Accrediting Commission for the
Department of Computer and Information Sciences.
• Our graduate education program started offering our first fully online
degree program in the spring, after the Higher Learning Commission
granted permission for SBU to offer any degree program online.
• Our Springfield campus, the Mercy College of Nursing and Health
Sciences of SBU, experienced record enrollment this fall with 730 students enrolled. Health care is a growing profession, and we are looking at ways to expand our nursing and health sciences programs to
serve more students, both in traditional and non-traditional settings.
• Our freshman class on the Bolivar campus grew by 27 students this
fall. On our campuses in Salem and Mountain View, we continue to
provide programs that primarily serve non-traditional students.
SBU also had a good year for fundraising. Construction was completed
during the fall on the expanded fence at the campus perimeter along
Springfield Avenue and a small portion of Aldrich Road.
Also, during the fall semester, we announced the naming of the Robert
W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science. A very generous
seven-figure donation from the Plaster Foundation will kick-off a
campaign to raise funds to rebuild and expand the Gene Taylor Free
Enterprise Center that houses the Robert W. Plaster College of Business
and Computer Science.
I thank each of you for your continued support for SBU as we prepare
students to be servant leaders in a global society.
C. Pat Taylor
SBU President
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744
Graduate Students
3.51
3,696
Total Students
Average GPA
for Incoming Freshmen
2,363 1,333
23.4
Female Students
193
Average ACT for Incoming Freshmen
Male Students
145
Total Staff (Full Time)
Total Faculty (Full Time)
15:1
67%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Percentage of Full-Time Bolivar Campus
Teaching Faculty with a Doctorate or other
Terminal Degree
$20,000
Tuition (Undergraduate)
BUDGET FIGURES
Revenue Budget
2014-15 Final Budget
Tuition & Fees
$44,004,092
81%
Missouri Baptist Convention
$1,200,000
2.21%
Other Undesignated Gifting
$600,000
1.10%
Investment Earnings
$268,800
0.49%
Financial Aid Revenue
$1,054,811
1.94%
Miscellaneous Revenue
$448,720
0.83%
Auxiliary Enterprise Revenue
$6,753,577
12.43%
TOTAL $54,330,000
100.00%
Expense Summary
Educational and General
Total Instructional and Departmental $14,595,151
26.86%
Organized Activities
5.77%
$3,132,582
Total Library$1,264,808
2.33%
Total Student Services
$2,936,574
5.41%
Total Operation/Maintenance of Plant$3,485,822
6.42%
Total Administration
3.37%
$1,832,804
Staff Benefits$1,397,8112.57%
Total General Institutional
$2,825,222
5.20%
Total Student Aid$17,227,969
31.71%
Debt Retirement$1,863,394
3.43%
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Total Educational and General
$50,562,137
93.06%
Total Auxiliary Enterprises
$3,767,863
6.94%
TOTAL EXPENSE BUDGET
$54,330,000
100.00%
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Annual Gift Clubs
Heritage Society
$50,000 and Above
Dr. Wayne Gott
The Late John Q. Hammons
Dr. Ken Meyer
Legacy Society
$20,000 - $49,999
Drs. Don and Pat Baker
Dr. Ed Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Dangeau
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Hutchins
Mr. Gary Kelb
Distinguished Leadership Council
$10,000 - $19,999
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Clemmons
Mrs. Kathleen Craig
Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Edwards
Dr. and Mrs. Don Fahrni
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Franz
Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Gold
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hutchens
Dr. and Mrs. Don Jump
Ms. Ronda Miller
Ms. Jeanette Redford
Dr. and Mrs. C. Pat Taylor
Brig. Gen. Parker C. Thompson
President’s Council
$5,000 -­$9,999
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Adams
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Best
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Black
Dr. Elsie Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Dorth
Dr. and Mrs. David Gipson
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ingold
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Janss
Mr. Chris C. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Maupin
Mrs. Carol McBroom
Mrs. Carolyn Mott
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Rhea
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rinehart
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Roller
Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Sickafus
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Slavens
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Welch
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Westbrooks
Provost’s Club
$1,000 -­$4,999
Ms. Miranda L. Abdo
Ms. Jenna K. Anderson
Drs. Adam and Charla Austerman
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Barker
Mr. Herb Barritt
Mr. Jim Bateman
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bechtold
Ms. Marilynn M. Behmer
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Blunt
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Bolton
Drs. Alan and Dana Branson
Ms. Victoria E. Brautigam
Ms. Heather L. Bregar
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Newton C. Brill
Drs. Bill and Kathy Brown
Mr. John and Dr. Judy Bryant
Mr. R. Clayton Bumgardner
Ms. Morgan S. Burgess
Mr. William Burke Jr.
Dr. Edgar H. Burks
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burrell
Ms. Katie Buzard
Mrs. Madonna Byerly
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Campbell
Mr. Joel Carrington
Mr. James K. Carroll
Mr. Noel C. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. B. Wayne Clark
Mr. Timothy S. Clark
Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Corson
Dr. and Mrs. Terry L. Cox
Ms. Shannon N. Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cripps
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Crowder
Mr. Jason R. Cruise
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Cypher
The Late Elizabeth Daniels
Mrs. Joyce Derryberry
Dr. and Mrs. Joe Dillsaver
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Dutile
Mrs. Clytice C. Duzan
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Eaton
Dr. and Mrs. D. Kenneth Edmondson
Dr. Gerald S. Etheredge
Ms. Danielle R. Ewing
Mr. Jonathan W. Foley
Mr. Nathan C. Fraley
Ms. Olivia M. Fritchey
Dr. and Mrs. Harlie K. Gallatin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Garza
Mr. and Mrs. Adam George
Mr. Benjamin M. Gibson
Mr. David C. Gillie
Col. and Mrs. Gary Gilmore
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gilstrap
Dr. and Mrs. David Glass
Mr. Franklin D. Gooch
Mrs. Debra Gotzon
Dr. Jeremy C. Graddy
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Grant
Mrs. Paula Gray
Mr. Clayton E. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Guyer
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Halbrook
Mr. Vance C. Halfaker
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Hamer
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hamilton
Dr. Sarah C. Harmon
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Hegle
Mrs. Danielle Heimer
Ms. Kia Her
Mr. Philip Herr
Mrs. Doris L. Hess
Mr. Donald E. Hieber
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hileman
Dr. and Mrs. Dale Holley
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Holst
Mr. Donald Honey
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Honeycutt
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Hooten
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hopkins
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Hopkins
Dr. and Mrs. Brian K. Hopwood
Drs. Doug and Jana Horner
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Houghton
Ms. Jessica A. Huck
Ms. Nancy J. Hudson
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Hutcheson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jackson
Dr. and Mrs. Chuck Jansen
Mr. Austin M. Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Jerome
Dr. and Mrs. Brad S. Johnson
Mrs. Lynne Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jones
Mr. Jacob T. Jones
Ms. Melissa B. Jones
Mr. Micah J. Jordan
Dr. and Mrs. Monte Kahler
Rev. and Mrs. Howard Karr
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Keesler
Rev. and Mrs. Ron Kemp
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Kestner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kifer
Dr. and Mrs. Bob Kitchin
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Klaassen
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Kohl
Dr. Margaret A. Kort
Ms. Emily M. Kriese
Mr. Benjamin D. L’ecuyer
Mr. Joe and Dr. Allison Langford
Ms. Rhonda Land
Dr. and Mrs. Joshua C. Layman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Lehnhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Terry F. Lehnhoff
Dr. and Mrs. Ray Leininger
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Lesh
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. John Linduff
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus F. Lischke
Dr. and Mrs. Bill F. Little
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lynch
Ms. Lindsey N. Major
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Martin
Ms. Georgie F. Mathias
Mr. and Mrs. Troy L. Mayfield
Dr. and Mrs. Bob McGlasson
Mr. and Mrs. James McGlaughlin
Ms. Ethel McIndoo
Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. McMahon
Mr. J. C. Meador
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mercer
Mr. Roger L. Mills
Mr. John O. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Loren J. Murray
Ms. Nancy Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Myers
Ms. Olivia M. Nateghi
Mr. and Mrs. C. Mark Newby
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nicholson
Dr. Patricia Nobles
Dr. and Mrs. Lane Nutt
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Orris
Ms. Jessica Osborne
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Owens
Dr. Rose Mary Owens
Mr. Ryan S. Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Pace
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Mr. and Mrs. James P. Palmer
Ms. Karen Parsons
Mr. Alan T. Pashia
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Pedersen
Mr. Jordan P. Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Pitt
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pitts
Mr. Steven L. Plank
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Podeyn
Ms. Marsha Powell
Mr. and Mrs. John Presley
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Radford
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rains
Mr. Josiah R. Reese
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Renno
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robidou
Ms. Nell Robinson
Ms. Della M. Ross
Dr. Carmen Russell
Dr. and Mrs. James Sammons
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Schilter
Mr. William E. Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Sease
Mr. William E. Secrest
Dr. and Mrs. Joe B. Shelton
Ms. Elaine Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Sloan
Mr. Randy Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith
Mr. Ethan K. Smith
Mr. Hunter L. Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sneed
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sparks
Mr. Kyle M. Sparks
Ms. Geneva Stark
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stephens
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stephens
Mrs. Connie Stiles
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sundberg
Mrs. Marvel D. Surrette
Dr. Wilbur P. Tappmeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Tate
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thurman
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Tippin
Mr. Florian Toma
Mrs. Debra Toppass
Ms. Brittney C. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Tucker
Dr. Betty A. Van Blair
Ms. Carol J. Vanbibber
Ms. Sarah J. VandaVeer
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Vaughn
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Vestal
Rev. and Mrs. Granville H. Watson
Ms. Melanie R. Welch
Ms. Amanda C. Welker
Ms. Leah W. West
Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Westfall
Ms. Betina L. Wilcots
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A Heart for Missions in Africa
Jason ’95, ’97
and Dorothea ’97
(McGlaughlin) Lee
Jason: B.S. in History and Political Science,
M.S. in Education
Dorothea: B.M. in Church Music
By Ch a rlotte Hi ghsmi th Ma rsch ’97
With hearts for ministry and a call to international missions, Jason and Dorothea Lee’s
ministry has taken hold in Africa. Currently in
Kenya, where they have been since 2012, the
Lees previously served in Senegal, West Africa.
Jason and Dorothea met at SBU, and after
they both graduated in 1997, they headed
to Fort Worth, Texas, where Jason taught
and coached in area school districts while
Dorothea completed a master of music degree
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
They served in ministry positions — Jason as
youth minister and Dorothea as minister of
music — at First Baptist Church, Highlands,
Texas, before moving overseas, where they are
fulfilling God’s call on their lives and raising
their three children: Janet, 16; Jacqueline, 15;
and Jacob, 10.
As an ethnomusicologist, Dorothea studies
the music of African culture.
“Using music as a strategy for church planting, I help Africans determine what music can
be redeemed from the culture and used in the
church for worship, discipleship and evangelism,” Dorothea said. “I do this by hosting
songwriting workshops. National musicians
study certain scripture passages and then create
new songs based on their own rhythms, melodies, dances that are based on that scripture.”
Jason is teaching in Nairobi at Rosslyn
Academy, a Christian international school with
students from more than 60 countries. Though
it was originally started as a school for missionary kids, it now hosts students from all over the
world from nearly every religious background.
“It is an exciting ministry opportunity
for teachers who wish to freely incorporate
their faith in Christ with students who may
very well only hear the Gospel while living in
Kenya,” Dorothea said.
International mission trips and revival
teams had the greatest impact on her life,
Dorothea said, teaching her about the sacrifice
of time and finances for serving the Lord. God
began opening her heart to missions after a
trip to China with the SBU Chorale in 1994.
“It was during a Chorale tour that God
called me to international missions,” she said.
“Surrounded by students who were following
Christ and professors who both taught and
lived out the lordship of Christ, SBU was the
ideal place for me to begin to take hold of my
own faith. I look at what many of my college
mates are doing now and see that SBU was
foundational — even essential — in laying the
groundwork for those basic habits of discipline
and service to Christ.”
Jason said he learned servant leadership
through service and leadership opportunities such as serving in Student Government
Association, leading a Bible study and being a
resident assistant in a residence hall.
“All of those opportunities helped me
develop a servant heart and a desire to live out
a lifestyle that honors God,” he said. “SBU is
full of people who live a servant lifestyle as an
example for students to follow.”
The opportunity that changed his life
forever, though, was international trips.
“Growing up in a small Texas town, my
worldview was limited and definitely didn’t
include a heart for the nations,” he said. “SBU
University Missions was the catalyst that
allowed me to dream what God could do if I
allow him to lead me.”
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Mr. and Mrs. George A. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Don Woods Jr.
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A Full-Circle Calling
Ina York ’82
B.S. Elementary Education
Project facilitator of The Cercadillo Project,
Dominican Republic (cercadillo.org)
By Step ha ni e B en oit
When Ina York, 55, describes her role at The
Cercadillo Project, the ministry she founded in
the Dominican Republic in 2007, she hesitates
to call herself its director or administrator.
“I guess I do a little bit of everything,” Ina
said. “I’m here to serve these people, whether
that means planning or picking up trash. I
think leading just happens to be how God’s
using me now.”
The path that brought Ina to the Dominican Republic included two years at HannibalLaGrange University, followed by two at
Southwest Baptist University, where she
studied education. Afterward, she taught in a
variety of settings, including at a South Korean
school for missionaries’ children, and shortly
thereafter earned a master’s in education at
University of Iowa.
Ina taught for several more years, and at
the close of each one felt a tug on her heart
to embrace full-time missions. “I would think,
‘Should I renew my contract, or is this the year
that I go somewhere and do missions,’” Ina said.
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“I felt very torn between the two worlds.”
It was around this time that a mission
trip led by a friend first brought Ina to the
Dominican Republic. “I was overwhelmed by
the poverty, [but] also the opportunities to do
ministry,” Ina explained. “There seemed to be
a real hunger.”
Not long after, Ina was called to the town
of Cercadillo, where she began a ministry offering everything from Bible studies to health
programs to educational activities emphasizing
literacy and assisting nearby schools. “[We]
help people learn to read so they can read the
Bible as much as possible,” Ina said. “We do
a lot to encourage education and support the
local public school.”
Ina was equipped well for the work by
SBU’s education department and its instructors like Dr. Twila Smith. “I remember her
saying, ‘We’re not teachers who happen to be
Christians; we’re Christians who happen to
be teachers,’” Ina said. “So wherever we are,
whatever we’re doing, we have opportunities
to influence those around us.”
In the coming years, Ina hopes to continue
caring for Cercadillo, a community that God
prepared her long in advance to serve. “God
gave me the vision for this ministry,” she said.
“I believe I was born for this time, this place and
this village.”
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A ‘God-Sized’ Story
Paul May ’96
B.A. Religious Education
Founder of Clear Vision Ministry
(www.clearvisiondrama.com);
Student Life Director at Baptist Bible College
in Springfield, Mo.
By Ch a rlotte Hi ghsmi th Ma rsch ’97
Paul May had no plans to attend college, especially not at SBU. He calls his journey to SBU a
“God-sized story.”
“It was a divine appointment,” Paul said. “I
didn’t orchestrate or plan any of it.”
Paul grew up in the small town of
Weaubleau, Mo., about 30 minutes north of
Bolivar, where he attended church and had
become a Christian, but did not grow up in a
Christian home.
One week before classes were to start
for the fall semester, he was at SBU with a
friend who was completing some paperwork
when Rob Harris, the current vice president
of student development, who worked in
admissions at that time, shared with him how
he could attend college at SBU. A week later,
Paul began classes.
A skit performed during Welcome Week by
a student-led group called TEAM (Theatrical
Evangelism and Missions) made him want to be
a part of the traveling drama troupe.
“I knew nothing about drama and didn’t
make the team,” he said of his first audition
during his freshman year. “But the next semester, I auditioned again and made it. I was the
only guy who tried out, and they needed a guy.”
The group’s leader graduated and Paul took
over leadership during his sophomore year.
Through that group, Paul witnessed
Christian conversions within his family when
the group performed at his home church. His
sister, who was in middle school, and his
mother both attended the service.
“I got to lead out in the invitation. My
sister raised her hand, and I got to lead her to
the Lord,” Paul said. “I also got to lead my mom
to the Lord. That was the stamp that what I
was doing with drama ministry is what God
was leading me to do with my life.”
Paul also went on three mission trips while
at SBU to Jamaica, India and Haiti. It was during the Haiti trip that he met his wife, Christy
Ward ’96. They now have two sons, ages 12
and 8.
After they graduated from SBU, Paul
wanted to continue drama ministry, but the
Lord directed him first to attend Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth,
Texas, and complete a master’s degree in
communications to lay the groundwork for
what would become a full-time drama ministry
called Clear Vision Drama Co.
Formed in 1999 and based out of
Springfield, Mo., to be in a central U.S. location near family, the original Clear Vision
Drama team was all SBU graduates who had
been part of TEAM at SBU. Paul and Christy
began substitute teaching to help subsidize
the ministry and give them the flexibility to
travel the country using drama as a tool for
evangelism and discipleship. By the third year,
the Mays were in full-time drama ministry.
As children came along, they continued
their ministry, traveling more than 200
days a year as a family in a conversion van,
eventually upgrading to a tour bus. The team
ministers at events such as conventions, conferences and camps.
Once their children started school, they
started to scale back the ministry, but it still
continues on a part-time basis. Paul’s job as
Student Life Director at Baptist Bible College
in Springfield is flexible enough to allow him
to continue occasional travel for events. The
majority of the drama ministry now is at summer youth camps, with the kids traveling, too,
thanks to God’s calling for him to attend SBU
and join a drama ministry.
“The number of opportunities available at
SBU was key for me,” he said. “SBU was pivotal
for my spiritual pilgrimage.”
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Jack Henry & Associates, Monett, Mo.
Kauffman Scholars, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW, Kansas City, Mo.
Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church, Purdy, Mo.
MFA Foundation, Columbia, Mo.
Mid-Missouri Bank, Bolivar, Mo.
Miles Memorial Fund, Bolivar, Mo.
Northgate Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Ozark Action Inc., West Plains, Mo.
Pearl Foundation, Springfield, Mo.
Ramsey Creek Baptist Church, Clarksville, Mo.
Rhodes Concrete and Construction, Bolivar, Mo.
Salem R80 School District, Salem, Mo.
Second Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Teters Floral Products Company, Bolivar, Mo.
Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation, Los Angeles, Calif.
Tulsa Community Foundation, Tulsa, Okla.
Turner Family Foundation, Strafford, Mo.
Tyson Family Foundation, Springdale, Ark.
Wells Fargo Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
Wellspring Fellowship, Bolivar, Mo.
Provost’s Club
$1,000 to $4,999
Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance, Springfield, Mo.
American Airlines, Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
American Society of Women Accountants, McLean, Va.
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Arkansas Baptist Foundation, Little Rock, Ark.
Aurora R-VIII School District, Aurora, Mo.
Ava R-I School District, Ava, Mo.
Ava’s Grace Scholarship Foundation, Saint Louis, Mo.
Bales Construction Company, Inc., Waynesville, Mo.
Bank of Urbana, Urbana, Mo.
Baptist Foundation of Illinois, Springfield, Ill.
Baptist General Convention of Missouri, Jefferson City, Mo.
Baxter Springs High School, Baxter Springs, Kan.
Bethel Church of God, El Paso, Texas
Boy Scouts of America, Saint Louis, Mo.
Branson-Hollister Lions Club, Branson, Mo.
C and C Farm and Home Supply, Bolivar, Mo.
Calvary Baptist Church, Alton, Ill.
Cape Fair Homemakers, Cape Fair, Mo.
Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship, Bolivar, Mo.
Carpenter’s District Council, Saint Louis, Mo.
Centerpoint Auxiliary, Independence, Mo.
Central Ozarks Voiture, Saint Robert, Mo.
Charles Lyons Memorial Foundation, Lexington, Mo.
Cherry Hills Baptist Church, Springfield, Ill.
Chickasaw Nation, Ada, Okla.
Claremore Assembly of God, Claremore, Okla.
Claude and Ada Low Foundation, Orange, Calif.
Clayton Scholarship, Hannibal, Mo.
Clinton High School, Clinton, Mo.
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Atlanta, Ga.
Cocopah Indian Tribe, Somerton, Ariz.
College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo.
Combat Hunger, Willow Springs, Mo.
Commerce Bank, Bolivar, Mo.
Commerce Trust Company, Saint Louis, Mo.
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, Springfield, Mo.
Compton Heights Band, Saint Louis, Mo.
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, Texas
Cox Medical Center, Branson, Mo.
Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc., Prairie du Sac, Wis.
CVR Energy, Kansas City, Kan.
Dadeville R-II School District, Dadeville, Mo.
Donald E. Thompson Charitable Foundation, Troy, Mo.
El Dorado Springs Ministerial Association, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
Elbeco Incorporated, Reading, Pa.
Ellis Foundation, Fort Scott, Kan.
Estes Park Baptist Church, Estes Park, Colo.
Fair Play R-II Schools, Fair Play, Mo.
Fairfield High School Alumni Association, Goshen, Ind.
Faith Baptist Church, O’Fallon, Mo.
Farmers State Bank, Bolivar, Mo.
FCS Financial, Jefferson City, Mo.
Fee Fee Baptist Church, Bridgeton, Mo.
Finley Charitable Foundation, Lamar, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Blue Springs, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Camdenton, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Centralia, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Clinton, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Dexter, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Eldon, Mo.
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Faithful to God’s Calling
Amy-Jo (Morgan)
Girardier ’00
B.A. Religious Education
Girls Minister and Student Missions
Coordinator at Brentwood Baptist Church
near Nashville, Tenn.
By C ha rlotte Hi ghsmi th Ma rsch ’97
Being faithful to God’s calling to work
in girls’ ministry and missions, Amy-Jo
Girardier has served in these fields in
full-time church ministry for 13 years
and recently authored a Bible study series
written for teen girls that was published
by Lifeway Christian Resources, one of
the world’s largest providers of Christian
products and services.
The “Faithful One: A Study on 1st and
nd
2 Thessalonians” Bible study was released
in May 2014 alongside Beth Moore’s study
of those New Testament books, “Children of
the Day.” She said the study is a deep study
of the Bible and includes social media components, through which she has connected
with girls who have completed the study.
“It has been amazing connecting with
girls and leaders across the country,” she
said. “It’s fun to see how they are learning
from the study.”
During summers while in college,
Amy-Jo worked for LifeWay’s Centrifuge
camps, which is where she met her husband,
Darrel, when he was leading the “For Guys
Only” class and she was leading the “For
Girls Only” class. Their summer experiences
eventually led them to Nashville for Darrel
to work for Centrifuge camps, while Amy
spent two years organizing the national
Acteens convention in Nashville before beginning her current position at Brentwood
Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tenn. Darrel
and Amy-Jo have a son, Scout, who is 3.
God used Amy-Jo’s time at SBU not only
for her to receive an education but to further
solidify a calling for which he started preparing her when she was in high school and
involved in Acteens, a girls’ missions group.
“I knew I loved missions and specifically
ministering to girls,” Amy-Jo said. “First
Baptist Church in Bolivar asked me to work
with Acteens at the church, and that solidified girls’ ministry and missions for me.”
Amy-Jo also was on the women’s soccer
team at SBU and found herself in a position
to minister to her teammates.
“God led me to pray for them, pray
for relationships,” she said. “Some Friday
nights I walked the soccer field. I was praying for our teammates. It shaped me for
understanding God’s calling. I consider my
time with Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and my time with the women’s soccer team
to have honed and shaped my calling to
girls’ ministry.”
After a mission trip to southeast Asia
during a sabbatical in 2008, God renewed
Amy-Jo’s calling to girls’ ministry by calling
her to equip other church ministers and
moms. She started a blog at girlsminister.
com, where she shares ideas and insights for
girls’ ministers, and started a girls’ minister
network. To her surprise, she quickly connected with at least 100 other women who
were wanting to have conversations about
girls’ ministry.
“It just started growing,” Amy-Jo said,
“and I kind of became seen as an expert in
girls’ ministry.”
Looking back, Amy-Jo said God definitely used her time at SBU to prepare her
for the Lord’s ministry of encouraging and
teaching people around the world.
“I’ve seen a lot of Christian and secular
universities,” she said, “but I really know
beyond a shadow of a doubt that SBU was
the right place for me.”
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Fulfilling a Long-Held Dream
Angela (Parker)
Collins, M.D. ’99
B.S. Biology and Chemistry
Pediatrician at Butterfield Park Pediatrics,
Bolivar, Mo.
By C h a r lot te Hi g h s mi t h Ma rsc h ’ 97
Having grown up in the small town of
Raymondville, Mo., (population 362),
Angela (Parker) Collins had big aspirations —
to become a pediatrician — but also a desire
to work in a smaller community.
“I’ve always loved science and always
loved learning,” Angela said. “When I took
the ASVAB test, it suggested physician as
a possible field. My dad suggested I would
make a good pediatrician.” The idea stuck,
and Angela started down that career path.
Nearly 20 years later, Angela Collins,
M.D., is a pediatrician in Bolivar, just
minutes from the SBU campus where she
completed a double major in biology and
chemistry in 1999 before attending medical
school at the University of Missouri.
After completing her medical degree in
2003 and residency in 2006, Angela returned
close to home, working at the Family WalkIn Clinic in Mountain Grove, Mo., where
she was the only pediatrician in the county.
When Angela saw a job posting last year
for a pediatrician in Bolivar, she and her
husband, Ken, already knew the community
and knew it would be a good fit for them
and their three children: Aubrey, 10; Ashlyn,
7; and Zachariah, 2.
“I love my job,” she said. “I love seeing
those cute kids and being able to keep them
healthy and help them get healthy again.”
In addition to working as a physician,
Angela also is involved with a local church
and likes to travel.
When selecting a college, Angela said
she wanted a Christian environment and
wanted to stay fairly close to home. Her mom
had graduated from SBU’s Mountain View
campus, and SBU offered good scholarships.
“I felt that was where the Lord wanted
me to go,” she said. “The academics certainly
prepared me well. Spiritually, coming to
SBU firmed up my faith, and my teachers
were good inspirations.”
Provost’s Club cont.
First Baptist Church, Hermitage, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Houston, Texas
First Baptist Church, Marshfield, Mo.
First Baptist Church, N. Kansas City, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Richland, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Saint Louis, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Peculiar, Mo.
First Baptist Church, St. Charles, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Steelville, Mo.
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First Baptist Church, West Plains, Mo.
First Baptist Church of Harvester, Saint Charles, Mo.
First Christian Church, Rolla, Mo.
First National Bank, Vandalia, Ill.
First Serve, LLC, Bolivar, Mo.
First Southern Baptist Church, Stockton, Mo.
Forest Park Baptist Church, Joplin, Mo.
Former Agents of the FBI Foundation, Dumfries, Va.
Forty and Eight Voiture 1395, Mansfield, Mo.
Foundation for Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, Mo.
Freshwater Church, Bolivar, Mo.
Future Builders Foundation, Columbia, Mo.
Goshen City Bar Association, Goshen, Ind.
Grace Tabernacle Baptist Church, Centerville, Iowa
Grain Valley R-V School District, Grain Valley, Mo.
Harry E. Bovay Jr. Foundation, Houston, Texas
Hartville R-II School District, Hartville, Mo.
Hazelwood Baptist Church, Hazelwood, Mo.
Hopewell Baptist Church, Wellsville, Mo.
Hopewell Baptist Church, Quincy, Mo.
Horatio Alger Scholarship Program, Alexandria, Va.
Hubbert Realty, Bolivar, Mo.
Humansville R-IV School, Humansville, Mo.
Hurley Community Baptist Church, Hurley, Mo.
Hutchins Advertising, LLC, Springfield, Mo.
Hy-Vee Foundation, Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa
Iantha Baptist Church, Iantha, Mo.
ID-RA-HA-JE Scholarship Foundation, Bailey, Colo.
International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc., Nashville, Tenn.
IOKDS, Midland, Mich.
Iron County C-IV Schools, Viburnum, Mo.
Jack J. Isgur Foundation, Kansas City, Mo.
Jefferson City Public School District, Jefferson City, Mo.
Jera Foundation, Rosebud, Mo.
King Hill Baptist Church, St. Joseph, Mo.
Kirkwood School District Foundation, Saint Louis, Mo.
Kraft Foods Matching Gifts Program, Princeton, N.J.
Laclede County R-I High School, Conway, Mo.
Laclede Electric Trust, Lebanon, Mo.
Lake Regional Medical Group, Osage Beach, Mo.
Lakeside Bible Chapel, Sterling Heights, Mich.
Lexington School District R-V, Lexington, Mo.
Lindale Football Booster Club, Lindale, Texas
Local Union 1290 AFL-CIO, Kansas City, Kan.
Lone Star Baptist Church, Willard, Mo.
Lyons Scholarship, Washington, D.C.
Many Springs Baptist Church, Alton, Mo.
Marion C. Early R-V School District, Morrisville, Mo.
Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.
Mary Robinson Charitable Trust, Providence, R.I.
Meek Charitable Trust, Springfield, Mo.
Missouri Society of CPA’s, Saint Louis, Mo.
Missouri United Methodist Foundation, Columbia, Mo.
Missouri Water Well Association, Dixon, Mo.
Montgomery Family Foundation, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
Mount Vernon R-V School District, Mount Vernon, Mo.
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Mountain Grove R-III School District, Mountain Grove, Mo.
Mountain Mover Ministries, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Murphy Foundation, El Dorado, Ark.
National FFA Foundation, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.
National Football Foundation, Plano, Texas
National Merit Scholarship, Evanston, Ill.
National Propane Gas Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Arlington, Va.
Nebraska Book Company, Lincoln, Neb.
Nevada High School Scholarship Foundation, Nevada, Mo.
New Beginnings Baptist Church, Houston, Mo.
New Hope Baptist Church, Peace Valley, Mo.
New Site Baptist Church, Monett, Mo.
Nichols Foundation, Canton, Mo.
Nixa R-II School District, Nixa, Mo.
North Nodaway Education Foundation, Hopkins, Mo.
North Oak Community Church, Hays, Kan.
O’Bannon Banking Company, Buffalo, Mo.
Odd Fellows Home Association, Fulton, Mo.
Odessa R-VII School District, Odessa, Mo.
Ottsie and Reuben Trogdon Scholarship, Kansas City, Mo.
Ozark Womens Association, Branson, Mo.
Park Hill School District Foundation, Kansas City, Mo.
Partnership Missions International, Bolivar, Mo.
Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Salem, Mo.
Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Ky.
Presser Foundation, Haverford, Pa.
Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Robert Half International, Inc., San Ramon, Calif.
Rotary Club of China Lake, Ridgecrest, Calif.
Royal Neighbors America Scholarship, Rock Island, Ill.
Sainte Genevieve School District, Sainte Genevieve, Mo.
Samson Energy, LLC, Tulsa, Okla.
Saverton Community Church, Saverton, Mo.
Sayexco, LLC, Tulsa, Okla.
Shadow Hills Baptist Church, Las Vegas, Nev.
Shelter Insurance Foundation, Columbia, Mo.
Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District, Creighton, Mo.
Shewmaker Family Scholarship Fund, Bentonville, Ark.
Silver Dollar City, Branson, Mo.
Skaggs Foundation, Branson, Mo.
South Central Baptist Association, West Plains, Mo.
South County Baptist Church Foundation, Saint Louis, Mo.
Southern Heights Baptist Church, Berryville, Ark.
Southern Sun Electric Corporation, Springfield, Mo.
Southridge Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo.
Southside Baptist Church, Aurora, Mo.
Southview Baptist Church, Raytown, Mo.
Southwest Electric Cooperative, Bolivar, Mo.
Speedwell Southern Baptist Church, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
Springfield Boys and Girls Club, Springfield, Mo.
State Farm Companies Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
State of Missouri, Jefferson City, Mo.
Sterling Investment Advisors, LLC, Bolivar, Mo.
Taylor-Howald Scholarship, Steelville, Mo.
Thomas W. Kelly Public Schools, Benton, Mo.
Triumph Community Bank, East Moline, Ill.
Truman Heartland Community Foundation, Independence, Mo.
Twin Rivers Baptist Association, Wright City, Mo.
US Bank, Private Client Group, Saint Louis, Mo.
United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tenn.
United-Bilt Homes, LLC, Shreveport, La.
US Bank, Bolivar, Mo.
VFW Galmey Post 9638, Wheatland, Mo.
VFW Lexington Memorial Post 4052, Lexington, Mo.
Victor Baptist Church, Branson, Mo.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, Ark.
Warsaw Area Chamber of Commerce, Warsaw, Mo.
Wayne Wood Memorial Scholarship, Dexter, Mo.
West Central Electric Coop, Inc., Higginsville, Mo.
West Plains Bank, West Plains, Mo.
West Side Baptist Church, El Dorado, Ark.
White River Valley Electric Trust, Branson, Mo.
William Edgar Scholarship Fund, Saint Louis, Mo.
Windgate Charitable Foundation, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Windsor Baptist Church, Imperial, Mo.
Wyandotte Nation, Wyandotte, Okla.
Founders’ Club
$500 -­$999
Abundant Life Church, Springfield, Mo.
Allen Street Baptist Church, Clinton, Mo.
American Legion Auxiliary, Salem, Mo.
American Red Cross, Charlotte, N.C.
Ash Grove Pharmacy, Ash Grove, Mo.
Baptist Foundation of Colorado, Centennial, Colo.
Bentonville School District, Bentonville, Ark.
Berryville Chamber of Commerce, Berryville, Ark.
Berryville Lions Club, Berryville, Ark.
Best Southwest Partnership, Duncanville, Texas
BKD LLP, Springfield, Mo.
Blue Springs R-IV School District, Blue Springs, Mo.
Bolivar Rotary Club, Bolivar, Mo.
Branson R-IV Education Foundation, Branson, Mo.
Branson Veterinary Hospital, Branson, Mo.
Brighton Baptist Church, Brighton, Mo.
Bruner Baptist Church, Bruner, Mo.
Burroughs High School, Ridgecrest, Calif.
Calvary Baptist Church, Neosho, Mo.
Calvary Baptist Church, Republic, Mo.
Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Bolivar, Mo.
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Canaan Baptist Church, Saint Louis, Mo.
Cass County Elks Lodge #2791, Harrisonville, Mo.
Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Warsaw, Mo.
Celebration Church, Atchison, Kan.
Central Park Christian Church, Topeka, Kan.
Chatham Baptist Church, Chatham, Ill.
Christ’s Church of Oronogo, Oronogo, Mo.
Clearwater R-1 Montgomery Scholarship Fund, Piedmont, Mo.
Clinton Sunrise Optimist Club, Clinton, Mo.
Community Baptist Church, Lebanon, Mo.
Community Church of Columbus, Columbus, Ind.
Community Educators Association, Independence, Mo.
Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, Saint Joseph, Mo.
Community Trust, Troy, Mo.
Co-Mo Cares Trust, Inc., Tipton, Mo.
Concordia Baptist Church, Concordia, Mo.
Crane R-III School District, Crane, Mo.
Creator Designs, LLC, Bolivar, Mo.
Crossbridge Church, Marshfield, Mo.
Darrell Nash Memorial Scholarship, Nixa, Mo.
Deerfield Baptist Church, Nevada, Mo.
Demdaco, Leawood, Kan.
East Sedalia Baptist Church, Sedalia, Mo.
Edmonson Baptist Church, Lincoln, Mo.
Elliott, Robinson and Company, LLP, Springfield, Mo.
Emmanuel Free Methodist Church, Alton, Ill.
Ethne Church Network, Larkspur, Colo.
Eudora Baptist Church, Walnut Grove, Mo.
Everton Baptist Church, Everton, Mo.
Everton R-III School District, Everton, Mo.
Faith Baptist Church, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, Hermitage, Mo.
Fellowship Baptist Church, Nevis, Minn.
Fellowship Bible Church, San Antonio, Texas
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kansas City, Mo.
Finley River Cowboy Church, Nixa, Mo.
First Assembly of God Church, Bolivar, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Adair, Okla.
First Baptist Church, Baxter Springs, Kan.
First Baptist Church, Bentonville, Ark.
First Baptist Church, California, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Dewey, Okla.
First Baptist Church, Farmington, Ark.
First Baptist Church, Hamilton, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Humansville, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Iberia, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Licking, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Linn, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Mansfield, Ark.
First Baptist Church, Mascoutah, Ill.
First Baptist Church, Paris, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Rogersville, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Rolla, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Seneca, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Sunrise Beach, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Thayer, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Trenton, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Tulsa, Okla.
First Baptist Church, Warrensburg, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Wellington, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Silvis, Ill.
First Baptist Church, Hopkins, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Potosi, Mo.
First Missionary Baptist Church, Leavenworth, Kan.
First Southern Baptist Church, Kimberling City, Mo.
First United Methodist Church, Canon City, Colo.
Fort Osage Band Boosters, Independence, Mo.
Friendship Baptist Church, Dexter, Mo.
Gashland Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Gower Christian Church, Gower, Mo.
Grace Evangelical Free Church, Jefferson City, Mo.
Grant Avenue Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Hamlin Memorial Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Heartland Baptist Church, Saint Louis, Mo.
Hermitage First Baptist Church, Hermitage, Mo.
Herr Family Charitable Fund, Hudson, Ohio
Hillcrest Baptist Church, Lebanon, Mo.
Hillsdale Presbyterian Church, Hillsdale, Kan.
Intel Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
John R. Lucash Scholarship Trust, Fairview Heights, Ill.
Kickapoo Voiture 760 40 and 8, Springfield, Mo.
Kiwanis Club of Lebanon, Lebanon, Mo.
Lake Superior Bible Conference Association, Mohawk, Mich.
Lebanon Band Parents, Lebanon, Mo.
Liberty Baptist Church, Everton, Mo.
Lifetime Learners, Glendale, Ariz.
Lighthouse Baptist Church, Saint Ann, Mo.
Lindale Independent School District, Lindale, Texas
Logan Street Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Macedonia Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Macks Creek Baptist Church, Macks Creek, Mo.
Maplewood Baptist Church, Maplewood, Mo.
Marshfield’s McDonalds, Springfield, Mo.
Mary Muxlow Memorial Scholarship, Richland, Mo.
Maywood Baptist Church, Independence, Mo.
Mercy Hospital Auxiliary, Berryville, Ark.
Mercy Hospital Auxiliary, Aurora, Mo.
Millcreek Baptist Church, Silex, Mo.
Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association, Macon, Mo.
Missouri Limestone Producers Association, Jefferson City, Mo.
Mount Gibson Baptist Church, Waynesville, Mo.
National Christian Foundation, Olathe, Kan.
National Council of Jewish Women, Prairie Village, Kan.
New Era Bank, Fredericktown, Mo.
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North Shore Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, Mo.
Northeast Baptist Church, Clinton, Mo.
Northridge Assembly of God, Grand Island, Neb.
Nu Way Credentials, Inc., Blue Springs, Mo.
Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Alton, Mo.
Odd Fellows Home Association, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Ozark Mountain Players, Mansfield, Mo.
Park Baptist Church, Brookfield, Mo.
Parkview Baptist Church, Marseilles, Ill.
Parkway Baptist Church, St. Louis, Mo.
PEO Chapter BT, Riverton, Kan.
Professional and Business Women, El Dorado Springs, Mo.
Professional Insurance Agents of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark.
PTC, LLC, Mount Vernon, Mo.
Pulaski County R-IV, Richland, Mo.
Purdy R-II School District, Purdy, Mo.
Redford Baptist Church, Redford, Mo.
Reorganized School District R-XV, Sullivan, Mo.
Richmond Christian Union Church, Richmond, Mo.
Riding Rocket, LLC, Springfield, Mo.
Rite-Way Concrete Products Company, Springfield, Mo.
River of Life Church, Jacksonville, N.C.
Riverview Baptist Church, Osage Beach, Mo.
Saint Francis Hospital Auxiliary, Maryville, Mo.
Saint Mark Church, Ballwin, Mo.
Sallas Auto Repair Center, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.
Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wis.
Seidal Club, Salem, Mo.
SEMO Electric Foundation, Inc., Sikeston, Mo.
Sharon Baptist Church, Wichita, Kan.
Sheldon Baptist Church, Sheldon, Mo.
Siloam Springs School District, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Sleeper United Methodist Church, Lebanon, Mo.
South Haven Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
South Side Church of God, Saint Louis, Mo.
Southside Baptist Church, Charleston, Mo.
Springfield Area Retired Teachers Assoc., Ozark, Mo.
Springfield Bible Church, Springfield, Mo.
Sterling Chapter ABWA, Jefferson City, Mo.
The Catalyst Church, Springfield, Mo.
The Church At Osage Hills, Osage Beach, Mo.
The Great Rivers Region, Springfield, Ill.
Treehouse Condo Rentals, Inc., Branson, Mo.
Trinity Heights Methodist Church, Newton, Kan.
Turner Construction Company, Tulsa, Okla.
Tustin Toyota, Tustin, Calif.
Unique Metal Turning Company, Inc., Ash Grove, Mo.
US Bancorp Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
Valley Fellowship, Center, Colo.
Verona Baptist Church, Verona, Mo.
Vestal Equipment, Inc., Bolivar, Mo.
Victor Valley Chamber Foundation, Victorville, Calif.
Victory Baptist Academy, Beaver, W.Va.
Vietnam Veterans Chapter 913, Branson, Mo.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter, Nevada, Mo.
Washington County Farm Bureau, Fayetteville, Ark.
Waynesville R-VI School District, Waynesville, Mo.
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Changing Gears
and Finding Purpose
Sara (Drake)
Salguero ’04
B.S. Elementary Education
International Relations Coordinator of
Casa Bernabé, Guatemala
(www.foce.org)
By Ste pha ni e Be noi t
Although Sara (Drake) Salguero was always
passionate about working with children, she
acknowledges that when she started at SBU,
she did not envision herself living out that
passion as a missionary.
“I wanted to be a teacher since I was 5, so
when I went to SBU, that was a no-brainer,”
Sara said. That fall, however, her focus
shifted after hearing a missionary speak at
chapel. “I started shaking when I listened
to her [because she] was so moving. I went
back to my dorm room and asked God,
‘What are you trying to show me?’” Although
Sara struggled to let go of becoming an
educator, she realized that God’s desire was
for her to be a missionary.
That calling eventually led Sara to Casa
Bernabé, a Guatemalan orphanage nurturing
dozens of abandoned and abused children.
Today, she serves as an administrator of the
organization and its international relations
coordinator, helping direct visiting mission-
ary groups, much like the one through SBU
that first brought her to Guatemala in 2002.
“It really wasn’t until I went on that trip
that I said, ‘I get it—I see it now,’ because I fell
so deeply in love with these kids,” Sara said. “I
saw real hurt, real pain, and yet so much joy. I
knew I wanted to be a part of this.”
Sara often looks back on the instruction
she received in SBU’s education department,
such as the educational psychology course
taught by Dr. John Wheeler, as instrumental
in helping prepare her for a life of ministry
and servant leadership.
“That class shaped so much of how
I make decisions,” Sara said. “While Dr.
Wheeler was teaching, everything went back
to real life [and] being a light in darkness. All
of that has come in handy, because my life is
[about] kids every day.”
Although caring for youth at Casa Bernabé dominates Sara’s time, as well as that of
her husband of 7 years, Edgar, much of it is
also spent looking after their children—Andy,
9, whom they adopted from the orphanage;
Bella, 5; and Santiago, 2.
“If I had ignored God’s calling, life would
still be good,” Sara said. “But would it be
what it is? I don’t think so. I am experiencing
so much more than what I had dreamt for
myself. I’d encourage SBU students to say,
‘God, whatever it is that you have for me, I
want to be part of it.’”
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Wellborn Baptist Church, Wellborn, Fla.
Wesley United Methodist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Westlake Ace Hardware, Bolivar, Mo.
Woodcrest Chapel, Columbia, Mo.
Word of Life Community Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Bearcat Corps
$250 -­$499
Aldrich Christian Church, Bolivar, Mo.
American Premier Baseball Association, Burnett, Texas
Antioch Bible Baptist Church, Gladstone, Mo.
Assembly of God of Windsor, Windsor, Mo.
Alternative Opportunities, Inc., Springfield, Mo.
Bolivar Ready Mix and Materials, Inc., Bolivar, Mo.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Princeton, N.J.
Bunker Alumni Association, Bunker, Mo.
Bank of Ash Grove, Ash Grove, Mo.
Calvary Baptist Church, Hannibal, Mo.
Calvary Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, Buffalo, Mo.
Camdenton R-III Schools, Camdenton, Mo.
Central Kansas Community Foundation, Newton, Kan.
Co-Mo. Electric Cooperative, Inc., Tipton, Mo.
Communications Workers of America, Princeton, Mo.
Community Hospital of Fairfax, Fairfax, Mo.
Community Teachers Association, Mansfield, Mo.
Countryside Veterinary Clinic, Bolivar, Mo.
Covenant Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, Mo.
Cross Church, Springdale, Ark.
Cross Timbers Southern Baptist Church, Cross Timbers, Mo.
Caterpillar Foundation, Peoria, Ill.
Damascus Road Fellowship, Belleville, Ill.
Dallas County R-I Alumni Association, Buffalo, Mo.
Benton High School Foundation, St. Joseph, Mo.
Eaglepoint Community Church, Imperial, Mo.
Eudora Church of God, Eudora, Mo.
Excel Investments, Inc., Bolivar, Mo.
Faith Bible Fellowship Church, Harleysville, Pa.
Familia Cristiana Internacional, Jefferson City, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Appleton City, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Aurora, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Carl Junction, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Crane, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Crystal City, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Hillsboro, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Lamar, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Maryville, Ill.
First Baptist Church, Monett, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Mountain Home, Ark.
First Baptist Church, O’Fallon, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Shawnee, Kan.
First Christian Church, Lawrence, Kan.
First Christian Church, Rolla, Mo.
First United Methodist Church, Lebanon, Mo.
Forum Realty, Hawthorne, Calif.
Forward Community Church, Holden, Mo.
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First Baptist Church, Cassville, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Dadeville, Mo.
First Baptist Church, Waynesville, Mo.
GE Foundation, Fairfield, Conn.
Grace Point Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Happy Hill Church, Lebanon, Mo.
Happy Homemakers Club, Warsaw, Mo.
Henderson Baptist Church, Rogersville, Mo.
Heritage Baptist Church, Bolivar, Mo.
Hmong Baptist Church, Rochester, Minn.
Holiday Shores Baptist Chapel, Edwardsville, Ill.
Hutchinson Community Foundation, Hutchinson, Kan.
Hickory Hills Baptist Church, Waynesville, Mo.
Immanuel Baptist Church, Bethany, Mo.
Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo.
Keeling Foundation for Kids, Inc., Bolivar, Mo.
Kings Point Baptist Church, Lockwood, Mo.
Lady Wisdom Enterprises LLC, Verona, Mo.
Lakeland Regional Hospital, Springfield, Mo.
Lander Ace Hardware, LLC, Lander, Wyo.
Lebanon Baptist Church, McGirk, Mo.
Lucas Trading Company, LLC, Saint Charles, Mo.
Lutie R-VI Schools and CTA, Theodosia, Mo.
Living Stones Community Church, Blue Springs, Mo.
McQueary Dental, LLC, Springfield, Mo.
Midlothian Baptist Church, Midlothian, Va.
Mount Valley Missionary Baptist Church, Odd, W.Va.
Mount Vernon High School Foundation, Mount Vernon, Mo.
Michal Flottman Scholarship, Jefferson City, Mo.
National Wild Turkey Federation, Arkadelphia, Ark.
PBH Priority Express Corpotation, Katy, Texas
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, Mo.
Premier Lake Homes, LLC, Lake Ozark, Mo.
Printers Ink, LLC, Springfield, Mo.
The River Church, Panhandle, Texas
Round Grove Baptist Church, Miller, Mo.
Rural Dale Baptist Church, Trenton, Mo.
Sanctuary Ministries, Concord, Calif.
SBU Women’s Club, Bolivar, Mo.
Second Baptist Church, Bonne Terre, Mo.
Shippy Services, LLC, Holden, Mo.
Skyline Baptist Church, Branson, Mo.
Sterling Acres Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Stockton R-I School District, Stockton, Mo.
Success Baptist Church, Success, Mo.
Tower View Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
Tufts Electric, LLC, Windsor, Colo.
Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church, Ballwin, Mo.
Upper Parker Sunday School, Salem, Mo.
Utica Baptist Church, Utica, Mo.
Victor Heating and Cooling, LLC, Salem, Mo.
Viola Baptist Church, Shell Knob, Mo.
Webster and Virginia Thomas Scholarship, Tipton, Mo.
Westside Church of the Nazarene, Olathe, Kan.
Woodland Place Baptist Church, Magnolia, Texas
Winter 2015
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS: Don
Fahrni, chairman; Phillip Franz, vice chairman; Randy Johnson, secretary
David Bennett ’72, Businessman, Joplin
Joe Brand, Businessman, Salem
David Brown ’88, Pastor, Lebanon
Syndee Chase, Businesswoman, Lebanon
Jerry Dudley, Pastor, St. Charles
Clyde Elder ’75, Director of Missions, St. Joseph
Jim Evans ’74, Businessman, Blue Springs
Don Fahrni ’68, Businessman, Russellville
Philip Franz, Businessman, West Plains
Susan Gilmore ’79, Educator, Mt. Vernon
Ed Hamilton ’61, Retired Pastor, Houston
Jana Horner ’89, Doctor, Bolivar
Wayne Hutchins ’51, Retired Businessman, Springfield
Bob Ingold ’72, Attorney, Springfield
Randy Johnson ’77, Pastor, Republic
Don Jump ’64, Dentist, Bolivar
Charles Kimball ’83, Pastor, Ballwin
Ronda Miller, Businesswoman, Camdenton
Rick Moore ’85, Educator, Kansas City
Donna Neil, Businesswoman, Springfield
Ryan Palmer ’96, Pastor, Springfield
Mark Rains ’70, Attorney, Blue Springs
Rebecca Randles ’85, Attorney, Kansas City
Billy Russell ’85, Pastor, Bolivar
Jerry Williams ’72, Retired Director of Missions, Exeter
A D M I N I S T R AT I O N
C. Pat Taylor, Ed.D., President
William Brown, D.M., Provost
Darren Crowder ’98, Dean of Enrollment Management
Rob Harris ’88, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Development
Brad Johnson, Ed.D., Vice President for University Relations
Allison Langford, Ed.D., Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
Ron Maupin ’70, M.A., M.S., C.P.A., Vice President for Administration
Bob McGlasson, Ed.D., Associate Provost and Vice President of Operations for the Mercy College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Mike Pitts ’85, M.B.A.’10, Director of Athletics
DEANS
Troy Bethards ’93, D.B.A., College of Business and Computer Science
Kezia Lilly ’96, D.N.P., R.N., Mercy College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rodney Reeves ’79, Ph.D., The Courts Redford College of Theology & Ministry
Kevin Schriver ’83, Psy.D., College of Education & Social Sciences
Perry A. Tompkins, Ph.D., College of Science and Mathematics
Ed Walton, Ed.D., University Libraries
Jeff Waters, D.M.A., Geneva Casebolt College of Music, Arts & Letters
U N I V E R S I T Y R E L AT I O N S
Theresa Daniels, Director of Donor Relations
Jack Hays, Fundraising Consultant
Megan Hibma, Assistant Director of Annual Fund
Kristina Hottes ’11, M.B.A. ’13, Assistant Director of Development Services
Paula Livingston, Director of Major Events
Penny Marr, Assistant Director of Stewardship Services
Carl Singer, Fundraising Consultant
Holly Stockard ’08, Director of Alumni Engagement
Granville Watson, Fundraising Consultant
Steve Whisler ’71, Fundraising Consultant
M A R K E T I N G A N D C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
Stephanie Benoit, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Charlotte Highsmith Marsch ’97, Director of Marketing and Communications
Rollie Skinner ’06, Assistant Director for Publications and Creative Services
Jeff Weseloh ’09, M.B.A. ’13, Director of Athletics Media Relations
Rebekah Wright ’10, Assistant Director for Digital Marketing
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Guess Who?
Mr. and Miss Southwest candidates are nominated from the junior class by SBU faculty and staff. The student body
then votes to select one male and one female to represent the entire student body for the upcoming year. The tradition
of “Miss Southwest” dates back to the 1930s and “Mr. Southwest” was added in 1963.
The 2015 candidates will participate in the Mr. and Miss Southwest Pageant at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13.
All SBU alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University are invited to attend!
Can you name any of the previous Mr. and Miss Southwest winners pictured below?
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Everyone who correctly identifies at least one of these previous Mr. and Miss Southwest winners will be
entered into a prize drawing. Submit your guesses by email to [email protected] or by mail to:
Office of Marketing and Communications, 1600 University Ave., Bolivar MO 65613. Entries must be received by
Friday, March 27.
Thanks to all who participated in the previous Guess Who contest. The pictured Life Beautiful winners were
Sharon Neiger and Keith Williams, Lori Collins and Stan Welch, and Amy Housewright and David Bailey.
The following all submitted correct responses: Cheri Adcock, Caroline Bradford, John Bryant, David and
Terresa Etter, Melissa Fockler, Marsha Gilbert, Judy Griffin, Teresa Huff, Shelba Knight, La Ree La Mar, Greg
Lober, Sharon Neiger McCarthy, Lori Myers, Miriam Perry, Patti Statton, Donna Stewart, Glenda Terrill, Sharon
Wildermuth, George Williams, Tom Willoughby, Lynne Wilson, Michelle Wirth.
Congratulations to Marsha Gilbert, who won the prize package.
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Winter 2015
sports focus
BY JEFF WESELOH, ‘09, M.B.A. ’13
CAPTION?
SBU Women’s Soccer shatters records during another
outstanding season
BY RACHEL FASELER ‘13
It was a record-breaking year for the
Southwest Baptist University women’s
soccer team, with Coach Robert Podeyn
and several players breaking school
records. Podeyn became the winningest
coach in SBU Women’s Soccer history
when the Bearcats took down Northwest
Missouri, clinching his 46th win in his
SBU coaching career and his 100th career
win across three different institutions.
SBU tied the record for the most
victories in a season with 16 after a
shutout victory against Fort Hays, and for
the second year in a row, Southwest
Baptist earned a trip to the MIAA
Tournament Championships Final. In
the opening round, SBU junior forward
Karla Jamison broke the SBU career goals
record in a victory over Emporia State.
SBU also went on to earn the No. 4 seed
in the NCAA National Championships,
making it the team’s second year to
advance to the national tournament.
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The Bearcats broke into the top 25
in the final NSCAA/Continental Tire
National Poll, which was the first time the
ladies have been ranked since 2004. The
season came to a close in the first round of
the NCAA Tournament against Winona
State in a tie through two overtimes, but
fell 4-2 on penalty kicks. SBU finished
the season with a 16-5-1 record, tying the
most wins in school history.
Several players won honors and
awards from the momentous season.
Karla Jamison earned 2nd Team AllAmerican honors after being named
Daktronics Central Region Player of the
Year, 1st Team All-Region, MIAA Player
of the Year and 1st Team All-MIAA.
Jamison finished the season with 15 goals
and 8 assists, breaking the all-time goals
record at Southwest Baptist and ranking
in the top 20 in the NCAA in several
statistical categories.
Karla Jamison, Kate Jamison and
Whitney Snow were all named 1st Team
All-Region, while Amy Bolton was
named 2nd Team All-Region. Kate
Jamison finished the season with 7 goals
and 19 points, both ranking in the top 5
in the MIAA. Snow was named MIAA
Freshman of the Year and 2nd Team AllMIAA this season, scoring 8 goals and 4
game-winning goals which both ranked
in the top five in the MIAA. Bolton
ranked third in the MIAA in assists with
8 and is considered one of the top corner
kickers in the game.
Karla Jamison, Kate Jamison and
Taylor Schmidt were given the MIAA
Scholar Athlete Award (3.5 GPA plus AllMIAA Honors), while 12 other Bearcats
were awarded the MIAA Academic
Honor Roll (3.0 GPA or higher).
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keeping in touch
1960s
Duane ’68 and Linda (Conrad) Hileman ’70
received the 2013 Illinois State Historical Society
Award for Lifetime Achievement. The couple was
cited as being citizen activists and preservationists
for their work promoting, preserving and
celebrating the history of Anna-Jonesboro, Union
County and Southern Illinois. They were leaders
in planning and organizing the sesquicentennial
celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Union
County in 1858 for the Lincoln-Douglas Debate in
Jonesboro. Linda also serves as president of P.A.S.T.
(Promoting Appreciation of Structural Treasures).
Duane is president of the Historic Kornthal Church
Committee. The Hilemans are both retired
educators and have two daughters who are also
teachers, Melissa (Hileman) Ellis ’94 of Jonesboro,
Ill., and Emily Hileman of St. Louis, Mo. The
Hilemans have two grandchildren, Jacob and Julia.
Jeanne (Harris) Chatman ’66 retired after 43 years
of public school teaching. Her first book, “Soul
Sucking Evolution,” has been published. She
lectures and gives presentations about Biblical
creation science. She also assists her husband,
Lawrence ’68, in his ministry at Gasconade Baptist
Church. They have been married for 47 years
and have three grown, married children and 14
grandchildren. 13604 Hwy. 17, Plato, MO 65552.
[email protected]
1970s
Jim Klousia ’75 was inducted into the USTA
Missouri Valley Hall of Fame December 6, 2014.
Through the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s and early 2000s,
Klousia held a top-10 rating in the USTA Missouri
Valley. In 2007, he won the USTA Category II
national championship in the 45 & Over doubles
division. He also earned second place in the
tournament in singles. Klousia served as men’s
tennis coach at Missouri State University from
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outhwest Baptist
University mourns
the loss of former SBU
Football player Jarred
Schumpert, and his son,
who tragically lost their
lives last December.
“This is devastating
news,” SBU Director of
Athletics Mike Pitts stated. “I still remember
shaking Jarred’s hand in the middle of the
football field on senior day like it was yesterday.
My heart goes out to them at this time.”
Let’s Keep in Touch!
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1975 to 2005, guiding his team to 10 conference
titles and was named Coach of the Year six times
He finished with a career record of 324-271 in
dual meets. In 1988, he became tennis director at
Hickory Hills Country Club in Springfield, where he
continues to work today. In 2006, Klousia received
the Springfield Missouri Parks Board lifetime
achievement award. He was also induced into the
Missouri State University Athletics Hall of Fame
in 2008 and the Southwest Baptist University
Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.
2000s
Bruce Matter ’78 has
joined AMC Health, a
leading provider of realtime patient management
solutions, as Senior Vice
President of Sales and
Client Development. Matter
will work to expand AMC
Health’s engagement and
partnerships with hospitals,
health systems, accountable care organizations
and health insurers to improve patient care and
reduce costs.
2010s
Terri (Carter) Cotter ’79 married Doug Cotter on
October 13, 2012.
1980s
Kevin L. Baker ’83 is the director of the Southern
Utah University Concert Chamber Choir and was
selected as the 2014 winner of The American Prize
in Conducting in the college and university division.
1990s
Teresa (Davis) Ayers ’90 is currently serving as
the Coordinator of Career Services and Adjunct
Instructor at State Fair Community College in
Sedalia, Mo.
Schumpert was arguably the best defensive
player to ever play at SBU. He started a
remarkable 38 games over his four year career
from 2006 to 2009.
“Schump was the hardest worker we’ve had in
this program,” SBU Coach Robert Clardy stated.
“He was a true man of character and integrity
and was looked up to by every member of this
program. He was a warrior on the field and led
this team in his time here at SBU. He will be
truly missed.”
Schumpert currently holds school records
in tackles, solo tackles, and fumbles forced while
Rachel Custer ’09 married Greg Regier in August
2014.
Emily Evans ’13 married E. Matt Howerton on June 15,
2013.
Future Bearcats
Rachel (Ersy) Mitchell ’08 and her husband,
Edward, announce the birth of their daughter,
Brooke Mallory, born on July 9, 2014. The Mitchells
reside in San Antonio, Texas, and own a foundation
repair company.
Emily (Evans) Howerton ’13 and her husband,
E. Matt, announce the birth of their first child,
daughter Emma Lee, born on September 13, 2014.
In Memory
Bill Fisher ’43 passed away September 25, 2015.
Faye Waters ’68 passed away November 20, 2014.
Ramond Ellerd ’86 passed away December 20, 2014
also ranking in the top three in assisted tackles,
tackles for a loss, and yards from tackles for a loss.
“I was saddened and shocked to hear this
morning about the death of Jarred Schumpert
and his son,” SBU President Dr. Pat Taylor
stated. “Jarred is one of the finest young men I
have met at SBU. He was a great football player
for the Bearcats, an outstanding student, and a
role model citizen. I also got to know his parents
well, and they are fine people. The thoughts and
prayers of the Bearcat family will be going out to
the Schumpert family.”
Please submit your news for publication in the next issue of SBUlife.
Online: www.SBUniv.edu/alumni/keep.html
Mail: Southwest Baptist University • Office of Alumni Engagement • 1600 University Avenue • Bolivar, MO 65613
Winter 2015
BEARCATS,
WE NEED
YOUR HELP!
Our goal is to raise
$100,000 for the Annual
Scholarship Fund.
•SBU’s mission is to train the University’s Christ-centered,
caring and academic students for a life of purpose and a fulfilling career.
•More than 98% of all undergrads depend on and receive
scholarships from the University to attend SBU.
•SBU students are creative and competent problem solvers
with BIG ideas. Your investment in the lives of students
is worth it!
SBU BEARCATS
MARCH MATCHNESS
Every gift makes a difference! Your gift to the
Annual Scholarship Fund will be matched dollar
for dollar throughout the month of March. WAYS TO GIVE TODAY:
Online: giveto.SBUniv.edu
Phone: 1.800.526.5850 x 1801
Mail: 1600 University Avenue • Bolivar, MO 65613
Our students will be calling you this month to tell you
more about Bearcats’ March Matchness and provide you
an opportunity to give to Southwest Baptist University.
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Southwest Baptist University
1600 University Avenue
Bolivar, MO 65613
save the date
SEPTEMBER 25-26
Mark your calendars and make plans to join
us for Homecoming 2015 on the SBU Campus!
HOMECOMING 2015
Nominations are open for the Edwin Lightfoot
Distinguished Alumni Award and Life Service
Awards to be given during Homecoming 2015!
Deadline to submit nominations is March 6, 2015.
For details, go to
www.SBUniv.edu/alumni/nominations.html
or contact Holly Stockard,
director of alumni engagement,
at (417) 328-1806
or [email protected].